7 Mar 2016 - 17 Mar 2016
AXA Arctic Live 2016
Running for a third year from the northernmost research community in the world, Arctic Live linked students from more than 100 schools in 16 countries with polar educators via 101 Skype meetings and three Periscope sessions. Older students had the chance to find out what it’s like to work in extreme environments and how the life a marine biologist looks like directly from scientists in the UK.
Together with Aberystwyth University researchers we went abseiling 45 meters down a ‘moulin’ into a glacier. Through daily updates, photospheres and 360-degree videos, participants got a sense of the expedition which investigated the meltwater channels inside the Arctic glaciers.
Testimonials
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We really enjoyed meeting Helen Findlay! We especially enjoyed seeing her pictures from her expeditions. The kids had lots of questions for her, and she did a great job answering them. I appreciated that she kept the information simple enough for the kids to understand, but she still was able to be clear with her answers. Maybe some of them will one day follow in her footsteps!
Rachelle McCracken
Teacher, Colegio Maya, Guatemala
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My class had an AMAZING lesson with Prof Peter Convey. We spent an hour on Skype with him learning about the Arctic. He was extremely patient with all the questions that my students had and answered all of them. The students raved about him. We've had a few different Skype lessons this year with other places and they said this was their favourite one.
Samantha Roebuck
Teacher, Toronto, Canada
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This job is amazing. I would like to do it. It is hard to become a polar researcher, but it is worth it. This Skype lesson inspired me and maybe I would like to become a polar researcher one day. I really like to travel and explore new things. It was fun and I learned a lot.
Matija, age 12
Student, Vladimir Nazor School, Croatia
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My 5th graders prepared for weeks; did lots of research and provided questions for Jamie to answer. He did a fabulous job answering questions and really inspiring my students (me too!). The experience was so worth the effort and the teacher resources they provided were unbelievable. We are still basking in the Arctic glow of our Skype event. Quality learning. Bliss.
Barbara Norris
Teacher, Uwchlan Hills Elementary School, Pennsylvania, USA
Speakers
Dr Helen Findlay
Biological Oceanographer, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK
Dr Ceri Lewis
Lecturer in Marine Biology, Exeter University, UK
Prof Pete Convey
Terrestrial Ecologist, British Antarctic Survey, UK
Dr Markus Frey
Atmospheric and Glaciochemist, British Antarctic Survey, UK
Dr Bianca Perren
Paleoclimatologist, British Antarctic Survey, UK
Vicky Sleight
PhD student, British Antarctic Survey, UK
Jenny Turton
PhD student, British Antarctic Survey, UK
Dr Camilla Rootes
PhD student, University of Sheffield, UK
Jamie Buchanan-Dunlop
Founder and Director, Encounter Edu, UK
